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I would cordially like to invite everyone to join the Net-TV revolution! The goal of the Net-TV revolution is to empower people everywhere around the world so they have free and unlimited access to satellite TV via the Internet. This will aid greatly in education and in providing people with information to make intelligent and informed decisions when they vote or make other choices in their life.

Education is a life long process and we never stop learning. But in order to be well informed in this modern day and age it is important to have access to information from all available sources. That means reading books, newspapers, magazines and being able to pick and chose what TV channels you want to watch.

There are literally thousands upon thousands of TV channels in the world today. Net-TV provides FREE access to satellite TV and radio stations around the world! Net-TV members can gain access to thousands of TV channels all around the world without having to pay the high expense of monthly cable or satellite subscription fees or installation and equipment services. Hence Net-TV is a liberating force that empowers people to be educated and informed and make up their own minds on everything from who they want to vote for to what they want to eat.

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Spectacular rare lunar eclipse on winter solstice

What a wonderful birthday present this was, a total eclipse of the Moon upon the winter solstice, an event so rare that its last occurrence was some 372 years ago!

I gazed up at the full moon early in the evening of Dec. 20th only to see it obscured by a rapidly moving stream of clouds which cast a bright glow upon the ethereal mist. As I watched the Moon was obscured leaving but a dark grey haze; my only recourse, to watch the lunar eclipse live upon the Internet.

I went inside and did a Google search to discover a number of live feeds broadcasting this rare event; one feed was from NASA's Marshell Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, which produced a spectacular front row seat viewing of the first half of the lunar eclipse until rain set in, causing the scientists to bring their camera inside. However, I quickly found another live feed from Buffalo, New York, which enabled me to extend my viewing of this most ominous event through the wee hours of the early morning.

After sunrise, I discovered even more spectacular recordings of the lunar eclipse made by amateur astronomers and photographers around the country. There were views of the rustic, blood-red moon capped with a sparkling white crown taken against the Washington Monument. Others had captured spectacular sequences of the Moon arching high above, gradually being filled by the earth's shadow to produce a ruby red jewel glowing in the night sky. Still others had captured the eclipsed Moon against church steeples, skyscrapers, and skylines. It was thus through the marvelous magic of the Internet's superhighway that I was able to hopscotch around the nation and see the lunar eclipse from the best observation points, a truly marvelous way to experience this most rare astronomical event.

Pressing PrtScn, I captured a number of the best lunar eclipse images from my own computer's monitor which are show below.


Three Moons Dec. 21, 2010


Moon arching through the sky Dec. 21, 2010


Jesus Christ and the ominous Moon Dec. 21, 2010


Total Lunar Eclipse Dec. 21, 2010


Lunar eclipse at the Washington Monument Dec. 21, 2010


Phases of the Lunar eclipse Dec. 21, 2010

Does my screen capture of these images which were then enhanced to improve upon their aesthetic quality and presentation mean that I am the photographer? Hardly, I'm but the one who picked out these spectacular images to pass along to posterity. I make no claim to anything but having exercised my finger tips to hit the PrtScn key; God only knows who went out into the cold of night to actually set up their cameras and telescopes to get the original images. I was not able to determine who took most of these lunar eclipse photographs because credits were not accurately stated upon on-line sites broadcasting the images. If anyone recognizes an image which they should receive due credit for, please let me know via email reply.

I Love Quitman, MS, The best town in the world to live and work

Quitman, MS: The Best Town In The World To Live


I Love Quitman, Mississippi
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I would like to compliment the Mayor of Quitman, Eddie Fulton, for all the good work he has done to help promote Quitman and make it,
"one of the finest places in the world to live." That's how Eddie described Quitman during a recent interview which was broadcast by ABC news affiliate WTOK Channel 11, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in a report about the Parents for Public Schools (PPS) Leadership Program.

What better way to promote Quitman than to proclaim outright that it is, "one of the finest places in the world to live." I knew there was a good reason I was living here! However, when I consulted the oracle, that great 21st Century know-it-all index and repository of knowledge, Google, regarding this matter, no mention of Quitman, MS, came up. Instead I discovered that Forbes ranked the capital of Austria, Vienna, as the best place in the world to live, with Switzerland's Zurich and Geneva coming in 2nd and 3rd.

Forbes based its report upon careful analysis made by Mercer to determine the Quality of Life and Eco-City Index of each city. For example, Vienna was given a Quality of Life index of 108.6 and an Eco-City index of 126.2. By comparison, New York City was given a 100 index which gave it a rank of the 49th best place in the world to live. According to Forbes, Mercer "ranked 221 cities around the world on 39 measures, emphasizing political safety and health, but also including factors from restaurant availability to air pollution." Other US cities which were given high rankings were Honolulu at No. 31, San Francisco (tied with Adelaide, Australia) at No. 32 , Boston at No. 37, Chicago and Washington, D.C. at 45th place, and Philadelphia and Dallas at 55 and 61 on the list, respectively. Coming in dead last was Baghdad at 214, scoring 40.5.

Where would Quitman, MS, really rank if measured by the same standard used by Mercer? Would Quitman indeed be "one of the finest places in the world to live," as Eddie Fulton has proclaimed? What would it take to make Quitman the BEST place in the world to live? Having traveled widely throughout the United States I'd certainly say Quitman would rank higher than the nation's capitol which was 45th on the list, but that's only because I like rural communities. Although Quitman is a rural community, it is in close proximity to Meridian which has better hospitals, entertainment, shopping, employment, and higher educational opportunities than Quitman; hence, these factors contribute significantly to the quality of life enjoyed by Quitman residents. Still, Quitman may never equal what I nation's capital has to offer in the way of museums and cultural opportunities. However, what pulls Quitman way down in the ranking is low employment, a factor which effects the entire state of Mississippi.

One could easily conclude that Quitman is not really one of the finest places in the world to live, despite the boasts of Mayor Fulton. It is especially not the best place to live if you happen to be unemployed. But that would hold true of many cities around the nation given an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent. Of course if you factor in the southern hospitality index, which Mercer did not do, Quitman might go up a few notches, given one could hardly find a place where the people are more good hearted, friendly and genuinely caring than those living in Quitman and throughout the region. Of course that's just my opinion, and I'm sure those are factors Mayor Fulton probably took into consideration when he put Quitman at the top of the list as, "one of the finest places in the world to live."

Whether it is true or not from a critical analytical point of view, as a peaceful, rural country community, Quitman is a good place to live and to raise a family. We have clean air and water; plus, Quitman is a very safe community, with a relative low crime rate. Also Quitman is located far enough inland that it is relatively safe from category 4 hurricane force winds, a factor demonstrated by Katrina. Although Quitman did suffer some damage from Katrina, with the downing of power lines and trees, it was nothing like the complete devastation suffered by Gulf coastal communities, which brut the worst of the storm. For that we have God to thank!

How might Quitman really be made not only one of the finest places to live, but the best place in the world to live for more of its residents? Clearly the answer is to boost employment opportunity, as then the quality of life might increase for everyone. When you have a good job not only are you able to improve your own life, but the money you spend in the community benefits others. Hence, bringing good, high paying jobs to Quitman is the single most important factor to consider and should be at the top of the list of things to do, especially if you are the mayor, on the Board of Alderman, or a member of the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce. Jobs, jobs and more jobs is what Quitman needs to really be the best place in the world not only to live, but to work.

What Quitman needs is an economic development plan, a plan for the future to boost the local economy. Just saying that "Quitman is one of the finest places in the world to live," does not make it true. What would really put Quitman on the map is bringing high tech jobs to Quitman in such numbers that the unemployment rate would fall to near zero and the quality of life for everyone in the community would break through the ceiling. Yet how can that be done when the city, county, state and nation are all struggling to survive the worst economic recession since the Great Depression?

While pondering this dilemma I think I stumbled upon a solution. Let's start an Internet based company like Amazon.com and eBay, integrating social networking like Facebook and Twitter. Such a company would manufactures high quality purchase-on-demand (POD) products which could be shipped all over the world with the buyer paying the shipping costs. We could call the company Byteland, which has a nice ring and brings to mind computers and the Internet, given a "byte" is eight bits of information required to make every digital character. Such a company could employ hundreds of people, perhaps even a thousand or more people, and reap great rewards, given it would market products nationally and internationally. The potential for growth, profits, and high return on investments is enormous. I would gladly contribute my expertise to establishing such a company if others would come on board and invest in such a worthy project for our community. Anyone who thinks this is a good idea and who would like to help make it a reality is invited to send an email to Terry@byteland.org.

Why to get the project started I'll even make the first design which says, "I (Heart) Quitman: The best place in the world to live and work!" This promotion alone could put Quitman on the map and get people looking in our direction, wanting to live and work in Quitman. This would be a great way to get people to invest not only money, but their lives in Quitman. By then building a company in Quitman which markets high quality POD products nationally and internationally, we could bring great wealth and prosperity to the city and raise the standard of living for everyone!


I Love Quitman, Mississippi
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(This article was original published on-line at I Love Quitman

Thou Shall Not Bully

Just Sat No To Bullying!

How can anyone be so ignorant as not to understand the difference between bullying and freedom of speech and expression? I’m referring to the editorial, “New buzz word that will take away your freedom” by Wade C. Bolen, publisher of the Clarke County Tribune, Dec. 2, 2010. Since when was bullying a freedom? Bullying is a form of abuse whether by children or adults and anyone who thinks they have a God given right to bully or abuse others is mistaken.

It is utterly appalling that anyone in the position of publishing a newspaper can be so misinformed and misguided as to not be aware of why it is our civic duty and responsibility to be ever vigilant toward bullies, predators, child molesters, wife beaters, animal abusers, and other brutish people, be they men or women, as to allow these behaviors leads to even worse behavior such at murdering fellow human beings.

A bully is one who uses force to gain power and control over another individual. Children who are bullies can turn into adults who beat their children or their wives -- or if too angered, kill them. Young people who beat up on their peers turn into men and women who cannot maintain relationships, do not know how to love, and often go through one failed marriage after another because no one in their right mind is going to stay married to a brut and a bully.

Our world is rapidly changing and such technologies like the Internet have shown how young people can bully others on-line to cause such deep and profound mental distress that children kill themselves. In other cases those bullied have sometimes armed themselves to the teeth and lashed out killing their fellow students and teachers in horrible mass murders. Then there are the Mel Gibsons of the world who play warlord fictional characters yet in real life express serious psychological problems and borderline personality behavior issues, beating up on women and children with their fowl mouths and violently raging tempers, seeking to gain power and control over their victims.

I would suggest that if the publisher of a newspaper does not understand the difference between freedom of speech and bullying that they should NOT be publishers as they set a very bad precedent and example for the community. The result is usually censorship which begins with limiting the length of editorial letters, an attempt to indoctrinate the public with political propaganda by bringing in outsiders as guest columnists, and ultimately gaining power and control of their little space of newsprint, using it to beat up on citizens, calling them liars, racists, or otherwise assaulting their good character -- all unjustified acts I've had done to me by a bully pulpit publisher.

Yes, a bully can be a newspaper publisher. Anyone who uses their position like a mad bull, enraged with too mush testosterone, to beat up on others to gain power and control over them is a bully. When there is only one political party, one newspaper, one king, dictator, despot, or tyrant, you get extreme forms of bullying. Everything from the Inquisition to genocide by The Third Riche was bullying taken to the extreme.

Is Clark County being bullied by a publisher who can’t tell the difference between freedom of speech and bullying? Are we being censored by a bully pulpit publisher who is so blinded by their own distorted perception of reality and life that they see bullying and abuse as a God given right? Perhaps. Therefore I’m starting an open forum entitled The Mississippi Free Press, with a link at www.freepress.byteland.org where everyone can come and freely speak their minds about important issues. Let’s come together and show the bullies and censors we won’t let you bully us any more! What you are doing is WRONG and the fact you cannot even see the difference between bullying and freedom of speech makes that perfectly clear!

So people, come to The Free Press and speak you mind. Let’s show the blind leading the blind publisher of the Clarke County Tribune that we ain’t going to take your bullying or your ignorance anymore. It is not only WRONG, it ultimately hurts the entire community!